Petra Browne is a novelist and essayist living and working in New York City.

She writes about the relationships between humans and their bodies, and between humans and the natural world.

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“The Feminine Physique: How bodybuilding’s major federation reins in the size of female athletes,” an illustrated feature published by The Believer on February 1st, 2021

“Bulk and Beauty: The Evolution of Women Bodybuilders,” an interview on Think podcast, March 18, 2021

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My Life as a Material Object explores what it means to live in a physical body. Topics include fitness, disease, and psychosomatic phenomena. Issued monthly.

Write me an email: petra.n.browne@gmail.com.

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